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sorcerersandskillusers · 5 months

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Card Meanings in the new, The Day I Picked Up Dazai art.

Ok so im currently still in shock that were getting new day I picked up dazai content so bare with me, but onece again Asagiri has included playing cards in his art so of course I have to break down what they mean.

Lets start with side A (the right side):

First we see a joker:

While Gogol is the obvious fit for the joker, the card also describes Dazai extremely well. He is almost always acting like the fool in any given situation, even in the mafia he loved to be as weird and funny as he could as well as tease and annoy the people around him, something jesters famously did.

In fact, his dynamic with Mori is very close to how a king and a jester used to work, where the jester was the only person who was allowed to openly mock the king and would usually heckle him. They also played a key part in psychological warfare, which we see Dazai specialises in.

I think the whole; wit, intelligence and unpredictability kind of speaks for itself.

Next card is the four of spades:

This one is also really fitting, it shows how after the day I picked up Dazai side A, Dazai settles into his little routine of going to bar lupin with Oda as well as how he finally has someone who he can trust and be comfortable around. Finally, it is a clear message of optimism, something Dazai never shows before he meets Oda.

Next the two of hearts:

This one is pretty obvious, it's Dazai and Oda spending time at bar lupin. It actually fits so well, there's not much I can say about it other then how it shows the love and care Dazai and Oda had for each other (platonically)

Now for Side B (prepare to cry)

The first card is the three of spades:

Whyyyyyyyyyy... why Asagiri. This one is also fairly obvious but it has multiple meanings. It most clearly represents Dazai suffering in side B as he has to run the mafia without odasaku and live in utter loneliness while destroying all the connections he never got to have for the sake of a friend he never got to meet.

“It was hard,” muttered the young man. “It was really hard fighting Mimic without you in the organization. I had no choice but to take over for Mori and make enemies of everyone around me to expand the business. Everything I did was for this world’s—”

It also represents the moment on the platform where he nearly tells Odasaku the truth and goes with him to bar lupin, the horrible decision to abandon everything for Odas future

The next card is... the ace of spades:

The ace of spade has many meanings, most of which involve change or transition, but by far its most famous meaning it death. I really don't think I have to explain this one, Beast Dazai having the card of death has a pretty clear meaning.

But the ace of spade does have a secondary meaning, and this one is a little more hopeful, as it shows Dazai passing the safety of this world onto Atsushi and Auktagawa.

Finally, (it's a bit hard to see) we have the ten of diamonds:

I want to focus mostly on the highlighted part because it's what really applies to BEAST Dazai, he lived his whole life to create a world where what matters most to him, that Oda gets to be happy and write his books, becomes real. This card doesn't apply to Dazai directly, more to the fact that he made succeeding in his mission his only priority and discarded everything else.

Bonus round Odasku card; the king of clubs

the only card thats seen on Oda's section and one that clearly represents Odasaku as a character.

"King of clubs represents a dark man, who is loyal and kind. He is a good businessman, shrewd with money and investments, but isn’t selfish. In fact, the King of clubs is a very devoted father, husband and citizen. In a broader sense, the King of clubs encompasses idealized qualities of a fatherly figure. This card is universally considered as a very good omen."

I feel like this sums Odasaku up very well, the devoted father and loyal friend parts are just him to a t.

(this is also the card I think best represents Fukuzawa)

Right, I think I got everything, if you disagree with this or find something I missed, please reblog or comment with whatever you want to add, or send me an ask. I love discussing, and hearing other people's views as long as they're respectful.

If you add something, please add it in the post not the tags, so I can reply to it (or in the tags if that makes you more comfortable)

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fyoyaswifties · 4 months

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THE DAY I PICKED UP DAZAI | ILLUSTRATIONS

#the day i picked up dazai #bsd #bsd dazai #bsd odasaku #odazai #bsd odazai #bsd beast dazai #the day i picked up dazai side a #the day i picked up dazai side b #bsd light novel #bungosd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #oda sakunosuke #dazai osamu #bsd light novel illustrations

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auviergine · 4 months

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old side b art, i don't think i've posted it here

brainrotting once again </33

#the day i picked up dazai #the day i picked up dazai side b #bungo stray dogs fanart #bungou stray dogs #auviergineart #dazai osamu #oda sakunosuke #bsd beast #bungou stray dogs beast #tdipud official art just dropped how we doing pookies #i am not doing great

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chrxnicdaydream · 4 months

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The Day I Picked Up Dazai fan translation (in progress)

by DarkestJay868 <3

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sad-emo-dip-dye · 9 months

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#me blissfully unaware and thinking side b would just pick up where side A left off #Asagiri how could you #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bsd dazai #bsd odasaku #bsd light novel #the day i picked up dazai #bsd beast #beast dazai

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etrevil · 4 months

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“That is very kind of you. You are a good guy.”

TO

“Don’t call me Odasaku. There’s no reason for an enemy to address me in that way.”

#thank @biatchuu on twitter for making me know of this and spreading the pain #😭😭😭😭#MY BOY LOOKS DEVASTATEDDDD #shjdkskkskakks #i can't #i just woke up #bsd official art #bsd light novel #the day i picked up dazai #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd dazai #dazai osamu #osamu dazai #odasaku #sakunosuke oda #beast #side b #beast dazai

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notavalidblognamebut · 5 months

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Day I picked up Dazai is gonna be released as a book???!!!! What is happening

#both side a and b together i cant do this #I have many things to say abt the official art but i am incapable of forming coherent thoughts now #bungo stray dogs #dazai osamu #dazai #bsd #bsd official art #the day i picked up dazai #oda sakunosuke #bsd oda #beast dazai #bsd beast

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v444414j · 4 months

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Just the wording… look at those words.

Neither LIGHT nor GRAVITY

Not light being Oda, and gravity Chuuya. The two who understood Dazai the most and were the closest to him. Also both managed to give him a reason to live…

But it’s side B what are we expecting it just hurts on an other level

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #skk #dazai osamu #bsd dazai #chuuya nakahara #bsd chuuya #oda sakunosuke #bsd odasaku #the day i picked up dazai #bsd side b #why the pain #light and gravity

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itzmee-07 · 9 months

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The Day I Picked Up Dazai

Words cannot explain how much I love this mini-Light novel. I had a lot of favorite parts while reading it, but this moment was one of the things that made me laugh the most :D (i mean the entire scene is just Dazai being a pathetic sixteen year old so-)

Anyway I decided to draw a short comic for this part U-U

The translations for this are by popopretty on tumblr :)

Bungou Stray Dogs and all its characters belong to Kafka Asagiri

Art belongs to me

#myart #traditional #spoilers #the day i picked up dazai side a #bsd #fanart #dazai #odasaku #the bsd brainrot is b a d

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bungouchronicles · 5 months

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SO APPERENTLY "The day I picked up Dazai" IS GETTING OFFICIALLY PUBLISHED!?

#Wohoo!#It'll probably take awhile to get translated but still!!#The cover with lile side A and B? :(#yay 🥳#bsd #bungou stray dogs #osamu dazai #the day i picked up dazai #bsd lightnovel #oda sakunosuke #aria indulges the voices

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carbonateds-oda · 1 year

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handing these out to whichever brave souls qualify I don’t think there’s many

#I didn’t even realize that I was reading side b for min then it hit me like a fucking truck nvr been more devastated #bsd #bungou stray dogs #dazai osamu #oda sakunosuke #the day i picked up dazai #bsd light novel

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sorcerersandskillusers · 4 months

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fuck... i can't do this he looks so small

he's just a child, just a goddamn child, Harukawa why would you draw this?????

THERE IS NO HEART HERE, JUST A HEART SHAPED EMPTINESS.

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs dazai #dazai #beast dazai #bungo stray dogs beast #the day i picked up dazai side b #bsd odasaku #dazai and odasaku #sakunosuke oda #dazai osamu #bsd spoilers

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fyoyaswifties · 4 months

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Asagiri-sensei about The day I picked up Dazai from the novel afterwords.

According to Asagiri-sensei:

- The Day I Picked Up Dazai is the novel of the meeting of Dazai and Odasaku, who is neither a mobster nor a hitman.

- Igarashi Takuya, director of the anime series, was the one who suggested Asagiri to write a bonus novel for the premiere of BEAST. Takuya was worried about ticket sales, so they resorted to the same strategy of the DEAD APPLE premiere, where they gave away the novels "BEAST" and "Dazai, Chuuya, Fifteen Years Old" to attract the audience.

- Sensei was asked to write a short novel, but he went a bit overboard on pages.

- Asagiri-sensei had to find the right emotions to express in the novel in order to write it. He was worried because no matter how hard he tried, he could not concentrate. It was at a remote meeting with the production team that he asked Igarashi "what kind of story do you want to read?", and he suggested "how was Odasaku and Dazai's first meeting". Until then, Asagiri-sensei had the doors of imagination opened.

- The Day I Picked Up Dazai, can be described as a "win/lose" novel; Asagiri-sensei is sure now that it is the story that chooses the writer and not the other way around.

- Asagiri-sensei explains that Odasaku is a character unique to light novels, because he is special: he is a character who must narrate in the first person; moreover, Odasaku is the kind of character who can sit and say nothing for days or weeks. He doesn't know why he came up with such a character, but if you ask him: it's Odasaku's charm.

- Asagiri-sensei gives special thanks to the Studio BONES production team, the BEAST film production team, the KADOKAWA BEANS BUNKO editorial team and the KADOKAWA seinen department in charge of Young Ace.

#bungo stray dogs #bungosd #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd odasaku #bsd dazai #the day i picked up dazai side b #the day i picked up dazai side a #the day i picked up dazai #bsd light novel #bsd light novel afterwords #Asagiri-sensei talk about the day i picked up dazai #kafka asagiri #asagiri kafka #bsd facts

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allbuthuman · 2 years

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practicing self-care by not reading side b of the day i picked up dazai

#side a broke me #& i read the very end of side b & was like immediately no we're not doing that #bsd #bungou stray dogs #the day i picked up dazai

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sad-emo-dip-dye · 4 months

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I’ll never recover

#RIPPING MY HAIR OUT SIDE B!!!!!!#WHYYYYY #the day i picked up dazai #bsd #bungo stray dogs

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etrevil · 4 months

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“I see.” Oda says after he gives it a moment of thought. “I’ll do so then. That is very kind of you. You are a good guy.” Dazai’s expression becomes distorted He opens his mouth, and closes it again, as if he can no longer breathe. If he tells him everything now, maybe things will go back to how they were. The two of them will go to the bar together and have a toast. Just like that night. “Odasa…” Just as Dazai is about to say that name, a train passes by.

—side b excerpt

#that defeated slump is gonna be me every day now knowing this exists #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd official art #bsd light novel #the day i picked up dazai #side b #bsd dazai #dazai osamu #osamu dazai #odasaku #sakunosuke oda

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